Hey guys, this is probably a pretty stupid question with a simple answer but I bought a SK Bitsy Flip Jig in 1/2oz and for the life of me I can't figure out how to rig a trailer on it. Most of the shank of the hook has a "body" on it so there isn't much room to put a soft plastic on? Has anyone else had any experience with these jigs?

Thanks! Hoping to catch my first jig fish sometime soon.

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I have something similar to this: 

http://www.***.com/Big_Bite_Baits_Chunk_10pk/descpage-BBBCHNK.html

 

But there doesn't seem like there's enough room on the hook? I'm guessing I'm rigging it incorrectly.

*edit:  misread the jig used.  I'd use the chunks and just put them on the hook, no threading.

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/134464-rigging-strike-king-bitsy-flip/

You put the hook through the middle of the trailer (like you'd use a pork frog), not thread it on the shank.

Try a Rage Chunk, never had an issue putting those on a Bitsy Bug or Flip.

It looks like this. For the life of me I can't figure it out.

 

 

That's a cheap plastic chunk on there that I just wanted to try and it kept sliding around.

You put the hook through the middle of the trailer (like you'd use a pork frog), not thread it on the shank.

 

That is quite possibly the solution to my problem...

 

Edit: Still haven't got it.

For chunks, just hook them on.

 

With trailers that have a body to them, I thread them on

with a chunk impale it like this, right through the middle of the "chunk" part

 

It looks like this. For the life of me I can't figure it out.

 

 

That's a cheap plastic chunk on there that I just wanted to try and it kept sliding around.

 

Looks nothing like my Bitsy Flip. Maybe the Bitsy bug?? And your trailer is too torn to stay on the hook. Try a toothpick stuck across the sides of the bait. Trim it down, and stick your hook behind it. It'll last a lot longer. 

That's the heavier bitsy flip jig. 1/2 oz. I have a few. Very compact for the weight. Only way is to use small trailers and hook just like the pics shown. Only problem is you'll be replacing trailers often but that just means your catching fish. Or pulling trailers off in heavy grass, lol.

Im partial to the zoom chunk

I also like the damiki aircraw

Thanks guys for all the help, it's really appreciated. Can't wait to catch my first jig fish.

 

 

That's the heavier bitsy flip jig. 1/2 oz. I have a few. Very compact for the weight. Only way is to use small trailers and hook just like the pics shown. Only problem is you'll be replacing trailers often but that just means your catching fish. Or pulling trailers off in heavy grass, lol.

 

Yeah, I've fishing it through some dense lily pads and the trailer always came back contorted in a strange way or sliding off the hook.

 And your trailer is too torn to stay on the hook. Try a toothpick stuck across the sides of the bait. Trim it down, and stick your hook behind it. It'll last a lot longer. 

 

Thanks for that toothpick tip! Will try that next time. This particular trailer is torn to bits because I was trying to ram it up the hook shank and, as you can see, that didn't work so well haha. 

Use a real pork frog!

Don't thread it on, run the hook from the top side about 1/4" back and out the bottom. Bottom out the top for pork trailers.

Tom

Use a real pork frog!

Don't thread it on, run the hook from the top side about 1/4" back and out the bottom.

Tom

Uncle Josh chunks have a pre-punched hole

I use   lots  of different plastic trailers and don't thread them on. I even bite lizards in half and just push the hook through .

Zoom Super Chunk jr. stuck through the middle. I'm going to try that toothpick idea...

Thanks again everyone for the advice. Still slowly learning about all these subsurface techniques so I can pry myself away from frog fishing 24/7 I'll definitely be updating the reports section if I get my first jig fish.

Check out the Zman Batwingz chunk trailer. They have a small version that would fit that jig perfectly and a single trailer will outlast a whole bag of another plastic chunk. I also like pork trailers like a couple other suggested. 

Buy a better jig.

Zoom Super Chunk jr. stuck through the middle. I'm going to try that toothpick idea...

 

It works pretty well. I bought some homeade jigs from a former FLW coangler, and he gave me a bag of chunks with toothpicks in all of them. He explained how it works, and I've been doing it ever since. It makes a trailer last a lot longer. 

I know this is old but i recently found out that strike king makes a "bitsy chunk" specifically for the bitsy bug and bitsy jig. Works great. Found at academy sports and outdoors and also on Amazon. Hope this helps!